M&A Deal Summary

Investindustrial Acquires lifebrain

On April 15, 2018, private equity firm Investindustrial acquired healthcare services company lifebrain from BIP Investment Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Investindustrial’s 2nd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Investindustrial’s 1st transaction in Austria.
Investment Fate
  • lifebrain was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-04-15
Target lifebrain
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Investindustrial
Sellers(s) BIP Investment Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

lifebrain

Vienna, Austria
lifebrain is a medical diagnostic laboratory group with several laboratories in Italy and Switzerland pursuing a buy-and-build strategy focused on consolidation in the laboratory diagnostics sector. lifebrain AG was established in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Investindustrial

London, United Kingdom

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investindustrial is an investment firm focused on creating global leaders through organic growth and acquisitions. The Firm is operationally driven and seeks opportunities in Southern Europe. Areas of interest include services, consumer, retail, leisure, and industrial manufacturing. Investindustrial has offices in London, Luxembourg, Milan, Lugano, Barcelona, Shanghai, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 66
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 16
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-12 Snaitech

Milan, Italy

Snaitech is an Italian gaming company involved in the horse and sports betting segment. The company's other operations include amusement with prizes (AWPs), video lottery and online skill games. Snaitech was formed in 1990 and is based in Milan, Italy.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-16 HTL-Strefa

Ozorkow, Poland

HTL-Strefa a company of MTD Medical Technology and Devices , is a medical device company that develops manufactures and sells safety lancets, personal lancets, and pen needles for insulin injection. Our modern manufacturing process and nearly 20 years of experience on the global market allows us to successfully ensure safety and convenience. We employ a continuous improvement strategy to analyze and update products, implementing improvements and launching new solutions to meet the changing needs of both patients and health care professionals. HTL-Strefawas founded in 1995 and is based in Ozorkow, Poland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 14
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-02 Enzymotec

Migdal Ha’Emeq, Israel

Enzymotec develops a technology enabling the use of enzymes in an organic environment and allows the nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals industries to benefit from the advantages of biocatalysis. Enzymotec was founded in 1998 and is based in Migdal Ha’Emeq, Israel.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-16 KeyDrive S.A.

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

KeyDrive S.A. is an internet solutions holding company. Its subsidiaries offer different internet related services. Among the core business areas are domain registration, monetization and aftermarket services. KeyDrive S.A. was founded in 2011 and is based in Luxembourg.

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